rüüdig
Alemannic German
FWOTD – 10 April 2021
Alternative forms
- rüdig
- räudig
Etymology
From Middle High German riudec, rūdec, from Old High German rūdig (“mangy”); cognate with German räudig. Compare semantic development with German sehr (“very”), from Old High German sēr (“sore; painful”).
Adjective
rüüdig
- (obsolete) mangy
Adverb
rüüdig
- (Lucerne, Sense) very, really, super
- Lozäärn hed e rüüdig schööni Fasnacht. ― Lucerne has a super cool carnival.
- 2010, Arno Schmidt, Dominik Riedo, transl., Obig mét Goldrand, page 9:
- Rüüdig warm för ne 1. Oktober (24º!)
- Very warm for October 1st (24º!)
- 2017, Christian Schmutz, D Seisler hiis böös, page 45:
- -Wösset Si, mine Neujohrvorsatz esch, dass ich Zäuslerdütsch lerne wett.
[...]
-Das gfallt mir so rüüdig guet.- -Did you know that my new year's resolution is that I want to learn Sensler German.
[...]
-I like it so much.
- -Did you know that my new year's resolution is that I want to learn Sensler German.